Cyber Crisis Readiness Lead

Accenture; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 294,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a crisis management leader to guide complex client engagements across crisis readiness, response, and recovery. You will translate technical concepts into strategic guidance for CEOs and senior executives, assemble multidisciplinary teams, and drive outcomes under pressure.

You will design crisis simulations, develop playbooks, mentor consultants, and contribute to business development while managing client workshops and high-stakes scenarios.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in crisis management, business continuity, incident management, or a closely related advisory discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of client-facing consulting experience in crisis management, cybersecurity, or a closely related advisory discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience advising or engaging directly with senior executives in high-stakes or crisis scenarios.
• Minimum 4 years of experience managing and developing teams in a consulting or advisory environment.
• Minimum 3 years demonstrated experience leading or facilitating client workshops, crisis simulations, tabletop exercises, or readiness assessments.
• Minimum 3 years demonstrated project or program management experience planning, coordinating, and delivering complex engagements on time and within scope.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead client cyber crisis and incident engagements across the full lifecycle — crisis readiness, response, and recovery — serving as the authoritative point of contact and advisor for client stakeholders before, during, and after a cyber incident.
• Assess client needs and assemble the right mix of technical and functional resources to build a team capable of delivering the right solution for the engagement.
• Lead and direct team workstreams under high‑pressure, ambiguous circumstances to drive client outcomes during active crisis engagements.
• Design, develop, and facilitate crisis simulations, tabletop exercises, and readiness assessments architected to reflect realistic, client‑specific cyber scenarios — engaging senior stakeholders to test and strengthen organizational crisis and incident response capabilities.
• Develop, refine, and dynamically adapt crisis readiness frameworks, playbooks, and governance structures to meet the specific demands of a client’s environment — translating standard methodologies into tailored solutions that reflect the client’s organizational context, regulatory requirements, and the realities of an active cyber crisis.
• Lead post‑incident reviews and lessons‑learned workshops, translating findings into actionable improvement roadmaps and owning the delivery of those findings back to senior client stakeholders.
• Contribute to practice and business development by authoring thought leadership, developing and refining methodologies, supporting proposals, and identifying expansion opportunities within existing client relationships.
• Manage and develop a team of crisis readiness consultants, providing day‑to‑day oversight, mentorship, and delivery guidance.

Skills

Crisis management

Executive presence

Client engagement

Team leadership

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture is seeking a crisis management leader to guide complex client engagements across crisis readiness, response, and recovery. You will translate technical concepts into strategic guidance for CEOs and senior executives, assemble multidisciplinary teams, and drive outcomes under pressure.

You will design crisis simulations, develop playbooks, mentor consultants, and contribute to business development while managing client workshops and high-stakes scenarios.